# United States Unemployment Rate

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 4.1 |
| Latest release date | 2026-08-07 |
| Previous value | 4.1 |
| Change | 0 |

## Next release

The next United States Unemployment Rate release is scheduled for Sep 4, 2026 at 2026-09-04 08:30 America/New_York. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Unemployment Rate printed 4.1 for 2026-07-31, a change of 0 from 4.1,. The value sits in line with the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-08-07 | 4.1 | 4.1 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-08-07 |
| 2026-08-07 | 4.1 | 4.2 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-08-07 |
| 2026-07-02 | 4.2 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-07-02 |
| 2026-06-05 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-06-05 |
| 2026-05-08 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-05-08 |
| 2026-04-06 | 4.3 | 4.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-04-06 |
| 2026-03-06 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-03-06 |
| 2026-02-11 | 4.3 | 4.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-02-11 |
| 2026-01-09 | 4.4 | 4.5 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2026-01-09 |
| 2025-12-16 | 4.5 | 4.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2025-12-16 |
| 2025-11-20 | 4.4 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2025-11-20 |
| 2025-09-05 | 4.3 | 4.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/unemployment/announcements/usd_unemployment_2025-09-05 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/unemployment?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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